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The curriculum for the automotive technology program at the Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy has been changed after being officially declared outdated.
The curriculum for the automotive technology program at the Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy has been changed after being officially declared outdated.
In May, the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation inspected the school for certification. During its inspection, the foundation reported that the automotive technology program's curriculum wasn't up to date and needed to be replaced, said Kathleen Hughston, the Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy's principal.
"We are certified," Hughston said. "The only thing is, after certification, they notified us that they were updating the curriculum, and therefore, our curriculum is no longer current. It's an industry update for that curriculum."
Hughston said that the automotive industry is constantly changing to keep up with its customers' technology needs. Because of that, automotive technology curriculum can quickly become outdated.
But that's a problem that shouldn't happen at the Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy again, Hughston said.
On Tuesday, the school board approved a proposal by Hughston and technology instructor Ronnie Phillips to adopt a new curriculum at the school that will consistently remain up-to-date.
The curriculum is being purchased for $59,000 from ARGO, an international provider of curriculums that are cloud-based, meaning the information is stored on the Internet.
The new curriculum meets all National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation automotive technology certification standards and will be updated with any changes the automotive industry makes at no additional cost to the school system, Hughston said.
In addition to the new curriculum, the $59,000 is paying for new tools and toolboxes with lifetime warranties.
Hughston said the biggest difference between the new curriculum and the old is that students get to take apart, repair and put together vehicles virtually on a computer before they do it in real life.
"If there was a motor on the screen, they could actually take a stylus and remove a part of that motor with the stylus," she said.
"It doesn't substitute for hands-on experience, but it gives them the opportunity to do it virtually before they do it on a car, which is much more expensive," she said. "That type of curriculum also gets students' attention because it targets their interests."
Before the school board approved the new curriculum, they expressed concern about why it took so long for Hughston to inform them that the automotive technology program's curriculum had become outdated. Hughston said she had to find a new curriculum, find funding and make sure all the various laws, rules and regulations involved in adopting a new curriculum were met before she could approach the board.
"We had special steps we had to take to make sure we weren't stepping over any laws before we could bring it to the board," she said. "It had to go through departments, steps and processes, which took some time."
The lack of an up-to-date curriculum hasn't stopped the Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy from teaching automotive technology classes during its inaugural year.
Hughston said Phillips has used Internet-based sources to create a temporary curriculum that meets all the foundation's standards and goals.
He'll use the curriculum until the purchase of the new curriculum with ARGO is completed.
"The new objectives are being covered in class," Hughston said. "They reflect the ARGO curriculum. Our teacher actually goes beyond those standards so that our children receive state-of-the-art information and the most current information available."
Hughston said that when the curriculum purchase is complete, it will take Phillips about two days to be trained in how to teach it and one to two weeks for it to be implemented at the school. The foundation is expected to conduct its next inspection for certification at the Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy in January or February.
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I tried to make another Slax update, following the progress of KDE, Xorg and other software, but I got some issues again with KDE's task bar not being drawn properly. I have to admit that this drives me crazy :) So I guess it will be better to wait for another KDE update.
My little suggestion.....
Have you examined possibility to use another than KDE as main windows manager ?
For example LXDE ?
Why not release a beta?
...Tomas, Slax Power Users are always waiting for new kernel module only... Why don't you release new versions of Slax 7 (let's say RC or BETA versions) with only the following bundles : core.sb (including always the latest kernel available from AUFS) / xorg.sb / devel.sb / ffox.sb ???... Forget about kde.sb / kdeps.sb / kapps.sb and so on. At http://www.slax.org/en/modules.php we have a lot of modules to extend Slax.
Or, include a new bundle in Slax, named kernel.sb - including latest kernel available. Or, in fact, with devel.sb available in Slax we can make / install what app. we need / want, at any moment. In particular, because Slax 7 becomes bloated due to KDE, I removed kde.sb from Slax and inserted jwm.sb and now Slax 7 is running very fast and happy... (even on old hardware). So, in conclusion : please, always release RC or BETA versions of Slax 7 with only the latest kernel available from AUFS.
My Kde works fine. All I would like to see is a command to update Slax, something like " slax update all ".
Lets take a look at first paragraph of Slax.org home page:
"Slax is a modern, portable, small and fast Linux operating system with a modular approach"
@Alessandro Gorreta
Slax concept is not compatible with heaviness of KDE or GNOME.
@ internetonly
I agree, that it is much better to release updates based on separate modules except a complete package. Frankly, some people may have difficulties for downloading the whole package at once.
Yes, for some reason in 7.0.8 I had problems starting X to, It started with black desktop, only one small white rectangle(~100x100) on top-left conner of screen?
Tomas, do you have AMD APU device to test on?
Recent Slackware-current(3.8.8 based kernels) has problems booting X on mine A4 3400 APU. Recently released Catalyst driver helps but not much. I described it on [url=http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/19th-april-current-update-vs-amds-apu-4175459439/]this thread on LQo [/url]
I would like a module for tv-maxe.
"but I got some issues again with KDE's task bar not being drawn properly. I have to admit that this drives me crazy :)"
Similarly: 7.06-08
helps to clear the contents of the plasma-desktop-appletsrc
until the next reboot.
KDE 4.10.3 released http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-4.10.3.php
I've made my own custom slax-based distro using 7.0.0 in the past. While it works flawelessly on my test cases, broader test results show an incompatibility with some ADM Vision or NVidia-based chipset (yeah, nvidia -.-"). Changes log shows (since 7.0.4) that you have made improvement over graphics detection, in which X will try to fallback to VESA mode whenever it's unable to load required graphic drivers.
The thing is, I've made huge modification on many files (initramfs, rc-scripts, etc), stripped modules, and added other modules as well. Stripping and adding files to the modules will be an easy one since i've tracked the changes, but how about the rc-scripts and initramfs, especially initramfs? Will I be able to use my own initramfs on the latest slax build, and still have the advantages over the patches provided by the recent version?
Thx in advance
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@ Igor :
...Some time ago (331 days ago) , Tomas wrote on Slax forum :
"...As you probably noticed, I didn't release any Slax version during the last few years. I was able to put together the preview version of Slax 7, but wasn't able to finalize it since it involves a lot of work, not only on Slax but also this website. My main focus nowadays is my family (I have two kids and a big loan) and I need to work on projects which make me money. I'm used to high life standard, thus I need to earn a lot :)
Is Slax dead? Well, I didn't abandon the project entirely, but it is currently frozen. That means dead for someone. Actually I hate the idea of not being able to continue my work on Slax, but the main question is, is it still needed? There are so many Linux distributions, bigger or small, and the size limit of 200MB is so unimportant nowadays, while there are 16GB flash drives for less than $10.
Is there a chance that Slax will be recovered? Yes of course. But I need to find out the way how to make money with it. It has to be a profitable project, I don't have resources now to work on it for free, even if I would love to. I tried several ways to monetize Slax, web advertisement didn't work, public donations didn't work as well, selling Slax Drive service didn't work too. I had also an idea to let advertisers put own wallpaper to each Slax download, that could maybe work, but I don't have resources to try to bring that to life.
Maybe crowd funding could work out of the box, a brief look at kickstarter.com makes me feel it would be very easy to collect significant sum, which would even let me hire several other people to help me with it. But I am a citizen of Czech Republic and I can't use kickstarter, which is IMHO the only place where to setup crowd funding successfully. Perhaps if there is anybody in USA who I could trust, who would be willing to open a kickstarter project and receive the money on his US bank account through Amazon ... and then send the money to me (this is the most important part) ... :) If you are such a person and you think crowd funding could work through you, mail me!
But if you want to takeover the project, don't email me please, you don't need me for that. I'm not going to give the 'Slax' name to anybody, and you don't need the name anyway. If you want to build a tiny nice Linux Live OS then make one yourself, even based on Slax, but call it by your name. You do not need the Slax brand at all. I am writing this because there were several requests for that already..."
Bueno como programador me esplico e probado slax en varios equipos el cual tienen diferentes capasidad de hardware y me a funcionado de maravilla pero encontre un problema al utilizar mi elitebook que fue la del wifi reconoce todo los hardware pero el del wifi no! oks ... Instale el modulo iwlwifi que es el controlador wifi de intel despues del reinicio funcionaba bn perfectamente pero cuando apaga la pc la encendia en otro momento el modulo de red wiriless presentaba errores y requeria que desinstalara el sistema para poder funcionar denuevo instalado el modulo ya que no valia desactivarlo y reactivarlo
Well as a programmer has explain me and tried slax on multiple computers which have different hardware and capasidad worked wonders for me but I found a problem using my elitebook wifi that was recognized all the hardware but no wifi! oks ... Install the iwlwifi module which is the wifi driver intel bn after the reboot worked perfectly but when you turn the pc the other time encendia network module wiriless had uninstalled errors and required that the system to function denuevo installed the module as not was worth deactivate and reactivate
Remus Satală I have an almost working module for TV-MAXE , i have a problem with getting the channel list, everything else works.
starking de la cruz pregunta que clase de instalacion tienes, si estas live sucede lo mismo?
I need help for the following problem:
as the root user I have internet and wifi access, but not as a normal user. must be able to enable non-root user in a certain group to wifi?
Thanks in advance!
Greetings Jens
P.s.: sorry for my broken english!
@ Jens N.
Try ask on forum http://old.slax.org/forum.php
New project KLyDE', for K Lightweight Desktop Environment, and it's an effort to point KDE at the lightweight desktop market. http://blogs.kde.org/2013/04/11/hackweek9-lightweight-kde-desktop-project-updated
XFCE would be my second choice...hands down.
LXDE or XFCE!!!
Is there any way to access all Slax TGZ or TXZ packages individually? I'm asking this question since I like Slax very much, only I'd like to run it directly from the hard disk. I guess the ideal solution would be to generate a custom-built Slackware installation CD or DVD, containing the required set of basic Slackware packages as well as the custom Slax packages.
(PS: I'm contacting you in this blog, since I couldn't find any mail contact address...)
Cheers from the sunny South of France.
The Slax 7.0.8 has not been updated for a long time; I am afraid of discontinuing the Slax development program. The Slax 6.1.2 was also has been stopped developing.

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What Are You Asking About Informational Text?
Lesson 5 of 15
Objective: SWBAT ask and answer literal, inferential, and evaluative questions about informational text by using text features and illustrations.
- The Boston Tea Party by Lori Mortensen You could do any 2nd grade level informational text or topic with this lesson. I chose this book because its related to our Social Studies unit.
- Lesson vocabulary words from the Reading/Writing word wall: questioning, infer, illustrations, words, evaluative, literal, words
- Whiteboard set up
- 'Evaluative Question' chart
- 'Types of questions chart' worksheet (one for each student)
- Questions to cut worksheet** (one for each student)
- What do you do when you're mad? powerpoint (related to the social studies topic)
- Screen and projector for powerpoint
I like this book because the text is within 2nd grade level and it had clear illustrations. We'll be using both the illustrations and text to find answers to the questions (RI.2.1), so it's important that both are clear. Using text features to answer questions (RI.2.5) is a big part of this lesson and it's a great review for the students to pay attention to these as they read and understand what each one brings to the meaning of the writing piece. Finally, this lesson highlights the use of illustrations specifically and how they contribute and clarify a text. (RI.2.7)
If you have not taught lessons about question writing, I encourage you to look at some of the earlier lessons so your students get some practice with writing and answering questions. These lessons include The Whys and Whens of Questioning about Literature, Big Questions About Informational Text, So What Do You Think, Using Evaluative Questions with Literature, and Evaluative Questions-Pick Your Side and Argue.
** When I taught this lesson the 3rd time, I was in a different Science/SS unit. I developed this "Kinds of Questions' worksheet, which is more generic and can be used with any non-fiction topic. I'll use this one from now on, because it's more applicable and requires less writing.
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Let's Get Excited!
Underlined words below are lesson vocabulary words that are emphasized and written on sentence strips for my Reading & Writing word wall. I pull off the words off the wall for each lesson, helping students understand this key 'reading and writing' vocabulary can be generalized across texts and topics. The focus on acquiring and using these words is part of a shift in the Common Core Standards towards building students' academic vocabulary. My words are color coded 'pink' for literature/'blue' for reading strategies/'orange' for informational text/'yellow' for writing/'green' for all other words.
Get students engaged
- Show the powerpoint and talk about what you do when you get mad. My students had great ideas and comments and could really relate to this topic.
Common starting point
- List some topical vocabulary on the board: tea party, colonists, harbor, tax, protest, disguise.
- "We've been talking about the colonists and how the King was unfair. He put taxes on things they used and sent soldiers. The colonists wanted to be free and stop paying taxes."
- "I brought a book today about these ideas - we need to ask some more questions to help us understand what we are reading."
- "Today we are going to continue our work on questioning. We are going to talk about literal, inferential and evaluative questions today."
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Teacher's Turn
Give the purpose of the lesson
- "We will be asking questions to help us understand the text. Some answers are in the words and some are in the illustrations."
- "How do questions help us when we read? When do we ask questions?" This is a review of the last lesson - questions help us be active readers, we ask questions before, during and after reading
- "Literal questions have answers that are easy to find. Many times the answers are in the illustrations or text.
- "Inferential questions have answers that are not right in the text. I have to 'figure out' the answers based on the illustration and text and what I know.
- "Evaluative questions ask for an opinion based on the text. These are harder questions, but great for 2nd graders! Let's start a new evaluative question chart with words that start these questions. We can add some words today.
Evaluative questioning is more difficult for students, but I want them to have some practice with guidance. The Boston Tea Party is a great topic for this, and the viewpoint is clear for the students to see. My goal is to engage them and let them lead some of the questioning and opinions. Helping students to be active participants in their learning supports the level of rigor of the standards in the Common Core. Students who can ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text (RI.2.1) are facilitating their own learning.
Teacher modeling
- "I'll read the first page of the book and we'll identify the type of questions and answer them together. We will look in the text and pictures to find the evidence for the answers."
- Read the first page & ask the questions:
- "What did they throw?"
- "Are all of the people protesting?"
- "How would you protest?"
- Discuss how to find the answers and what kind of questions these are. This is an example of how I modeled how to identify the question type and how to answer the questions. This is the whiteboard with modeled questions.
Guided Practice
- "Let's try a few more questions together."
- Read pp 4-5 and write 3 questions and do pages 6-7 and write 3 more questions. Vary the question words and include some with the answer in the illustration. Here's the whiteboard with all of our questions.
- Answer the questions together, looking for evidence from illustrations and text.
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Students Take a Turn
Explain task
- "Now it's your turn to answer some questions. I'm going to read and show you the pages and you will choose what kind of question it is and answer."
- "At the end, we'll check the answer and see how good you are at answering questions!"
Assign Task
- "You have a worksheet with 12 questions. I'll read each set of pages (left and right side). "
- "After I read, you'll look at the question and decide if its literal, inferential, or evaluative."
- "Put it in the right space on your worksheet and then answer the question."
- Take a moment and let the students cut the squares on the worksheet.
- Heres how it looked when I explained the task for the first questions.
My goal with this group activity is to encourage thinking and active learning about answering questions. I want the students to think about a question before they answer so they determine where they could find the answer. I also want them to become more introspective about answering inferential and evaluative questions and recognize them as such. When students can 'think' as they work ('the answer is not on the page but I know about this topic so I'll write what I know'), they will ultimately become stronger learners.
Students work
- Read the pages, prompt as necessary. Encourage students think about what kind of question it is and glue the answer where it belongs.
- As they work, walk around and let students explain their choices.
- Help them separate out their opinions from the opinions in the book. This student needed prompting with separating out her opinion, and the discussion was a great learning opportunity.
- Here's an example of the completed student work.
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Share What You've Learned
Class discussion
- "Let's see what answers each group had."
- Call out each question number, ask the answer and type of question. Discuss the different ideas.
- Focus on how the inferential and evaluative answers might have different answers.
- Discuss how the evaluative questions might have been harder because group members did not agree on 'right' and 'wrong'.
What did you learn
- "What were the easiest questions to answer? Why?"
- "How did you answer the inferential questions?"
- "How did you answer the evaluative questions? I saw lots of discussion with those. Did you all agree on the answers?"
- "What was your favorite kind of question?"
This was my favorite part of the lesson. The kids are very honest with their answers that the literal questions were easy. Many of them liked the evaluative questions because there was a lot of discussion, although 'agreeing' on a group answer was sometimes a struggle. They really did become more introspective about questioning and we will practice the inferential and evaluative comprehension questions again.
Scaffolding and Special Education: This lesson could be scaffolded up or down, depending on student ability.
Students with learning challenges should be grouped with a partner or be given prompts to choose where to put the questions. Although the discussion with about each kind of questions might be difficult, it is still good to use the vocabulary and great to challenge the students. This is a discussion I had with one of my students with academic challenges. I did prompt him, but he had learned some great basic ideas.


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Among Atlanta record stores, Fantasyland is the most appealing to a pure collector. They're like one of those traveling record shows, only they sit in the same place they've been since 1972. The main clerk has been there longer than some record stores have even been in business, and he always greets you with a smile. Fantasyland is the place I've found the most rare records in Atlanta, even more than Wax 'n Facts or Wuxtry's. You'll pay a price for them, but I find it worth it. I especially love their large selection of 45 singles. I also love the big expansive space... you'll have room to just troll and escape the world with no disturbance.
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The Context of Teaching - State Capitals Campaign Denver 2011
http://bit.ly/completionagenda College Board President Gaston Caperton and former Colorado Governor Roy Romer hosted an event in Denver, Colorado alongside Henry Sobanet, Director of the Governor's Office of State Planning and Budgeting as part of the College Board's College Completion Agenda - State Captials Campaign. The event was held in collaboration with the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) and the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). A cross sector panel conversation highlighted some of the biggest challenges facing our education system, with a focus on the dire economic circumstances and how policymakers at the state level must develop creative ways to promote student achievement at every level.
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In Season 4, 'Broad City' is More Political & Grown Up Than Ever
Two major changes come to the new season of "Broad City," which returns to Comedy Central for its fourth on Sept. 13: It's set in New York City during the winter and the show's creators and stars, Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson, are more political than ever.
How can they not be? The world was a completely different place the last time we checked in on Ilana and Abbi. In Season 3, which was set in the summer of 2016, then Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton made an appearance on the comedy, where the two stars gushed over their worship for the former secretary of state.
"She's walked on these floors, she's breathed this air. Take it in," the fictional Ilana tells her BFF Abbi at Clinton's Brooklyn volunteer center. After taking a deep breath in, the fictional Abbi adds, "That is power!"
"Smells decisive," Ilana responds.
"Smells like confidence," Abbi says.
"Smells like no bullshit," Ilana adds.
Soon after the hilarious exchange, Clinton walks slo-mo into the building, totally freaking out the women, who can't stop screaming in her presence. The interaction is full of assurance, with Ilana calling Clinton a queen, Madame President and "she-king."
"I vow to tweet once a week to 'Vote for Hillary, YAAS YAAS YAAS," she tells the former first lady.
Fast-forward to the premiere of Season 4 and the once candy-colored "Broad City," full of vibrant New York City flare, and progressive hope is nearly gone. In its place is a gray and soggy winter setting; an alternate reality of sorts, which is fitting under the Trump administration. The first episode "Sliding Doors" also plays on the concept of alternate realities, giving fans the origin story of Ilana and Abbi's friendship with two different timelines.
It's a clever "Rick and Morty"-esque way to deliver how the women first met in 2011. After running to each other on the subway, Abbi swipes her Metro card for Ilana, who ran out of funds. In one narrative, the new friends spend the day together, having a blast while roaming the city and getting high. In the other timeline, the two go their separate ways and both have one of the worst days of their lives. By the end of the episode, one narrative becomes the clear true story of their friendship -- but that won't be spoiled here.
"Sliding Doors" may be light on the political humor (the women do praise President Obama and there's a blink-or-miss-it gag where someone predicts Trump's presidency) but the other two episodes provided for review are ripe with Trump takedowns. "Broad City" will censor the president's name, adding a bleep unusually reserved for swears when a character utters "Trump." It's a clever effect that punctuates Glazer and Jacobson's distain for the 45th president.
Abbi Jacobson (left) and Ilana Glazer in a scene from "Broad City." Photo Credit: Comedy Central
In the episode "Witches," Abbi sells some artwork to afford a Drew Barrymore recommended space heater. Ilana fakes an excuse as to why she can't help her friend, but she's really going to a therapist to help her achieve an orgasm -- she hasn't be able to since Trump's election. During her session, Ilana gets out her anger with regards to the toxic political climate and achieves her goal. It's a clever way to explore the frustrations many have with Trump's surprise win. Much of the new season is exactly that: less laugh-out-loud funny than clever, smartly skewering Trump's impact on today's culture.
In its fourth season, "Broad City" also pushes its protagonists closer and closer to adulthood. With "Girls" ending after six seasons earlier this year, Ilana and Abbi, nearing their 30s, are starting to go down the path of maturity. Ilana is still as cartoonish than ever but she's got a steady job (she's a waitress, wracking up big bucks). Abbi is getting more serious about being an artist and spots her first grey hair -- a true sign that the days of getting high and gallivanting around the Big Apple with her bestie may be behind her.
"Broad City" works best when it's a show about friendship. For all of its whacky and bawdy moments there are several sweet and tender moments, highlighting the bond between Ilana and Abbi. Season 4 offers that same ratio, making its premiere the best of the batch provided for review. Though the new season puts Ilana and Abbi in entirely new situations and circumstances (the mark of any good sitcom), fans of the comedy may feel the familiar beats and rhythms of the show.
"Broad City" is taking some risks, but the fourth season is ultimately fine and just as enjoyable as the show's past installments. The women are growing up to the changing world around them, and Glazer and Jacobson's outlook is an important one to have in the vast TV landscape. They're finding ways to push their comedy to a new place, years after it thrilled audiences and captured the zeitgeist. There's plenty of comedy to mine in the Trump-era and it's clear Glazer and Jacobson are ready to go to work.


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"I just started my first day of college today, and I have my first Diversity (GSA) meeting on Friday. College is really expensive, and I was thinking how hard this would have been if I hadn't received the scholarship. I just want to thank everybody again for making this happen for me. I am so grateful for what you have given me. I wouldn't be where I am emotionally and educationally without you and everybody else." -- 2009 eQuality Scholar
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Scholarships may be used for post-secondary education at approved institutions - colleges, universities, and trade schools. Some of the scholarships are specifically for nursing or medical school.
How many?
In 2009, 12 $5000 scholarships were awarded to graduating high school seniors, four $5000 scholarships were awarded to nursing students, and one $2000 scholarship was awarded to a medical student. A similar number of scholarships are expected to be awarded in 2010.
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In general, eligible students fall into one of these categories:
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The Collaborative is the joint effort of a group of organizations based in the San Francisco Bay Area. It began in 1989 as a scholarship program by PG&E's lesbian and gay employee association, now PG&E PrideNetwork. The following year, the Bay Area Network of Gay and Lesbian Educators (BANGLE) joined the effort. Additional members have joined the Collaborative over the years, and more are always welcome. Over the past 20 years, the Collaborative has awarded over 160 scholarships totaling more than $360,000. The current organizational members of the Collaborative are: PG&E PrideNetwork, KP Pride, Genentech Out & Equal, KPMG, Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, and GSA Network.


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Author Notes: We eat so many sweet potato fries or roasted sweet potatoes with maple syrup during the winter, but I always forget about mashed sweet potatoes. They are probably the least effort to make, and so tasty. I always love the taste of maple with them to highlight the sweetness, and the salty prosciutto adds some crunch as well. —Meatballs&Milkshakes
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very large sweet potato or 2 regular sized ones
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- Bake the prosciutto on a baking sheet at 375 degrees for 15 minutes, until crisp.
- Bake the sweet potato at 400 degrees on a baking sheet for 40-45 minutes, or until soft. A knife should come out easily.
- Let cool a little and mash in a bowl with the butter and maple syrup. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve with scallion and crumbled prosciutto sprinkled over the top.
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Editorial Introduction: The Fourteenth Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence Conference (IAAI-2001)
The Thirteenth Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence Conference (IAAI-2001) was held on 7 to 9 August 2001 in Seattle, Washington, in conjunction with the Seventeenth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence. As in past years, papers were solicited in two categories: (1) deployed applications and (2) emerging applications and technologies. Deployed applications are systems that have been in use for at least several months by individuals or organizations other than their developers, have measurable benefits, and incorporate AI technologies. Emerging applications are technologies and systems that are close to deployment and clearly show an innovative implementation of AI technologies. All these case studies are of value not only to other application developers looking for guidance in applying various techniques to their own applications but also to researchers who need to understand the myriad of technical challenges provided by real-world problems.
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The Chinese are eating our lunch, and they're eating it off cheap cotton cloth goods with which they continue to flood our markets.
And this is more than two years after China entered the World Trade Organization and pledged to abide by the organization's rules and regulations. The first year China was to open its market to 3.75 million bales of imported cotton, but only about 6 percent of that total was actually made available under WTO-consistent terms, says Gaylon Booker, trade consultant with the National Cotton Council.
Booker, the council's president until he retired earlier this year, addressed trade issues during the American Cotton Producers and The Cotton Foundation joint meeting in Corpus Christi, Texas.
He said China improved on its trade obligations only slightly the second year and will likely not make much more progress in the third.
"China has issued new rules for WTO trade," Booker notes. "We still don't have a reliable English translation but it appears the new rules will still fall short of full compliance. Meanwhile, they are covering us up with imported textiles."
Booker said when the Chinese import quotas were lifted, textile imports in eight cotton-containing categories increased by 640 percent while prices were slashed 71 percent. Absence of quota costs for these categories explains some, but not all, of the price reduction. "Their intention is to destroy their competition and then set the price for textiles."
Currency competition
U.S. textiles also compete against a Chinese currency that's significantly undervalued, and Booker doesn't expect that to change significantly either. "They may adjust their currency by a small percentage, but it is not likely to be enough to help. And the currency issue is off the table in the WTO."
He said China enjoys a $103 billion trade surplus with the United States and that's expected to increase to $330 billion over the next few years.
"They reportedly have outstanding loans equal to 140 percent of their gross domestic production, and four of their banks are said to be technically insolvent. Much of their textile industry is owned by the state and they are not profitable. We can't compete with that kind of non-market behavior," he said.
Booker said, with the cooperation of U.S. government officials, the U.S. cotton industry could deal with some of China's trade issues through retention of textile tariffs and implementation of safeguards. He also says the entire textile industry must work together to fight this and other trade issues, if the industry is to survive.
"The textile industry has been its own worst enemy, often divided on key issues, so NCC's textile leaders asked NCC to assume more leadership to bring consensus to trade issues as it has done in the farm policy arena," he said.
"Now, we have 14 fiber and textile organizations signed on to support three important trade issues: Implementation of China safeguards, retention of textile tariffs under the WTO and rejection of provisions in regional agreements that would allow third countries to benefit from the agreements. We have more unity in the industry than ever before."
With respect to China safeguards, Booker said: "We're not asking for anything we don't have a right to. China agreed to these safeguards when it joined the WTO." He says new coalitions provide "more solid support from across the industry for what we're trying to do."
Job losses soar
And it's a chore that demands attention. "We're losing jobs in the United States. We've lost three million jobs during the past two years, two million from the manufacturing sector. More than 270,000 textile workers lost their jobs in that time. We're simply exporting American jobs," he said.
Booker said a handful of free trade agreements could help U.S. textiles, especially agreements in this hemisphere. "If we get agreements such as the Free Trade Area of the Americas, and if we can keep some tariffs under the WTO, we can curb some of the third party intrusion. We also may concentrate on more round trip cotton manufacturing, where we send our raw cotton and our cotton textiles into Central and South America and then bring it back as finished goods. China and other third countries would have to pay prevailing tariffs to get textiles in."
Booker said several bilateral trade agreements currently being negotiated could help or hurt, depending upon final negotiated provisions. He cited the recently concluded agreement with Viet Nam as an example of how agreements can perpetuate the exportation of American jobs.
Booker said he doesn't believe the entire U.S. textile industry will vanish. "But we need to keep a healthy sewing industry in Central America since we will be dependent upon that region for labor intensive cut-and-sew operations that can help keep products using U.S. cotton and U.S. textiles competitive with those from Asian sources. At the moment they're also losing jobs to China."
Hold to survive
He says American cotton farmers don't want to depend solely on shipping raw cotton abroad. "That's always a volatile proposition. We'll see some lean years and some fat ones. We have to hold onto enough (domestic) business to survive."
Booker also said the industry must continually monitor trade negotiations and alert U.S. negotiators to textile industry needs.
"Trade agreements often have as much to do with national security and the war on terrorism as they do with economic benefits," he said. "All the emphasis on new agreements would be less frustrating if we were getting compliance on the ones we already have."
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Drip Drop Inc. founder Eduardo Dolhun MD delivers TEDx Talk outlining the benefits of Oral Rehydration Therapy for global health
Jan 17, 2013, 01:35 EST
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Oral Rehydration Therapy saves millions of lives annually, and could save many more, according to Drip Drop founder Eduardo Dolhun M.D. Dr. Dolhun delivered his presentation at "Game Changers," TEDx event in Overland Park, Kansas.
"The problem of how to save two million children a year has already been solved," began Dr. Dolhun to a crowd of 100, "and it was solved over 30 years ago."
Yet to this day, more children under the age of 5 die every year from diarrhea and dehydration than from AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. In most cases, these deaths are preventable with a simple combination of sugars and salts known as Oral Rehydration Solutions (ORS).
First implemented by the World Health Organization, Oral Rehydration Solutions (ORS) are used primarily to recover water and electrolyte losses due to vomiting, diarrhea, and heat illnesses and profuse sweating.
"Few things we do in medicine are this effective and this predictably reliable," said Dr. Dolhun. "If a patient is swallowing, ORS is faster, safer, cheaper, and easier to administer than an IV." Drip Drop believes that the further advancement of ORS can help reduce costs and improve care for millions worldwide.
Despite being a proven treatment for decades, ORS is still not part of standard medical practice in the United States. "We have MRI machines, gene therapy, personalized medicine, all the latest technology. But this simple technology, born in Dakha, Bangladesh, has not made it to our best medical schools."
Dr. Dolhun's presentation drew upon years of humanitarian work treating patients in Latin America, the Middle East, and the United States. Along with Drip Drop Inc. and Doctors Outreach Clinics, Dr. Dolhun will return to Haiti on a relief mission in March 2013.
Video the presentation is now available for online viewing. To watch the TED Talk, please visit:
For more information about Drip Drop in relief work, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Alabama Law Weekly presents
2016 Alabama Business Law Conference
Held at the Birmingham Marriott, Friday, October 28, 2016
Order your materials today from this information-packed event!
The Alabama Business Law Conference features Circuit Court Judge Patrick J. Ballard and leading authorities delivering critical law practice guidance on the hottest topics and some of the most complex issues you'll face as a business law practitioner.
- Drafting LLC agreements under the new LLC Act
- Restrictive covenants in employment and sale of business contracts in light of the recent revision of Alabama's restrictive covenants law
- New federal Defend Trade Secrets Act – the basics of a civil action and damages
- Preliminary business contract negotiations – tips and strategy
- Advising your clients in choosing the proper form of business entity – pros and cons of various options
- Dos and don'ts when trying a business case – from a judicial perspective
- Ethical considerations when representing multiple parties and the business deals, particularly LLC formations, go wrong
10 reasons to order the materials from this conference:
- Judicial perspective. Insight from Judge Pat Ballard, a circuit judge in Jefferson County
- Quality presenters. Presentations from leading attorneys in the field of business law.
- Timely information. You'll learn about the new federal Defend Trade Secrets Act as well as the recent revisions to the Alabama LLC Act and the state's restrictive covenants law.
- Selecting a business entity. You'll get the very latest information on what you need to know about business entity selection.
- Drafting tips. You'll get tips in drafting LLC company agreements under Alabama's recently revised LLC Act.
- Business contracts. You'll learn how to avoid mistakes in business contracts.
- Sale of business. You'll gain a better understanding of the Restrictive Covenant Revision Act so that you can confidently advise clients on employment contracts, sales of businesses, or contractor agreements.
Conference Faculty:
- Judge Patrick (Pat) Ballard, Jefferson County circuit court
- F. Gerald Burnett, Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O'Neal LLP
- Marcus Chatterton, Balch & Bingham LLP
- John W. Gray, II, Gray Jenkins LLC
- Adam K. Israel, Balch & Bingham LLP
- Greer Mallette, Christian & Small LLP
- Tamika Miller, Miller Smith, LLC
- Will Hill Tankersley, Balch & Bingham LLP
Your Outstanding Faculty
Judge Patrick J. Ballard is one of the Circuit Judges for the Civil Division of Jefferson County Circuit Court. Before going to the bench in January of 2015, Judge Ballard was the owner of Ballard Law Office, with over 18 years of practice focused on general civil litigation. He has a B.S. from Texas A&M University and a J.D. from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. He was a member of Alabama State Bar, the Birmingham Bar Association, and the Alabama Association for Justice. He was admitted to practice in all Alabama State Courts, all Alabama Federal Courts, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Prior to his legal career, Judge Ballard was very active in Birmingham civic affairs. He is the past-president of the Central City Neighborhood Association; co-chair of the Community Affairs Committee of REV Birmingham (f/k/a Operation New Birmingham); a member of the Steering Committee of Birmingham Community Policing & Revitalization ("CPR"); and a member of the Downtown Business Association.
F. Gerald Burnett, with Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O'Neal LLP in Birmingham, practices in the areas of tax law and disputes, commercial real estate and transactions, and timber. He has had substantial experience in the tax and entity structuring of LLCs and partnerships used primarily in real estate transactions, as well as other commercial transactions that include corporations. His work in the tax area has also included jury and non-jury trials in eight states. Mr. Burnett is the co-author of the treatise Litigation of Federal Tax Controversies, originally published by Shepard's/McGraw Hill (1st edition). He is the author of the Tax Management Portfolio entitled "Timber Transactions" (1st edition) and has served as a Special Tax Advisor for Tax Management, Inc. He is listed in the Best Lawyers in America® for Corporate and Tax Law. Before entering private practice, Mr. Burnett was a trial attorney in the Tax Division of the United States Department of Justice.
Marcus Chatterton is in the Litigation Section of Balch & Bingham's Birmingham Office. He is active in both the Business Litigation Practice Group and the Products Liability and Casualty Litigation Practice Group. His practice focuses on intellectual property disputes and cases involving damage to and ownership of real property. He has been actively involved in defending several large corporations against lawsuits alleging property damage related to underground coal mining activities. In addition to his intellectual property and real property practice, he also represents businesses of all sizes in product liability, personal injury, breach of contract, and economic loss claims, as well as construction disputes.
John W. Gray, II, is a founding partner in the Birmingham/Atlanta law firm of Gray Jenkins LLC. His practice areas are focused around the legal needs of entrepreneurs, business law, and business litigation. Mr. Gray is a frequent speaker on the topics of start-up concerns, formation issues, liability concerns, and church and law. Born in Birmingham, Mr. Gray was raised in central Alabama spending his childhood among Jefferson, Calhoun and St. Clair Counties. He received his BA from Auburn University, with magna cum laude and Beta Gamma Sigma honors, in 2004. He received his JD from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 2007, and participated in the Joint Degree Program, obtaining his Masters of Business Administration from Samford University's Brock School of Business. He is a husband and father of three children. His family attends and serves in various capacities at Mountain Chapel United Methodist Church, including leading a Sunday School class and an apologetics based small group. He is a member of the Alabama State Bar and the Alabama State Bar Young Lawyers Association.
Adam K. Israel is a member of the Financial Services Litigation Practice Group and the Appellate Litigation Practice Group at Balch & Bingham LLP in Birmingham where he has practiced since 2010. He practices in the areas of financial services litigation, general commercial litigation, and appellate litigation in both federal and state court. He received his law degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Alabama School of Law and his B.A., magna cum laude, from Birmingham-Southern College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Prior to joining Balch & Bingham, Mr. Israel clerked for the Honorable William M. Acker, Jr., Senior United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama. Mr. Israel recently served on the Alabama Law Institute's committee to revise Ala. Code § 8-1-1, Alabama's statute on contracts in restraint of trade. The revision act was signed into law by Governor Robert Bentley on June 11, 2015. Mr. Israel can be reached at email@example.com.
Greer Mallette, with Christian & Small LLP in Birmingham, understands that part of zealous representation is looking beyond the dispute at hand and focusing on the client's broader business needs and goals. Some of the most valuable counsel he provides to Christian & Small clients is helping them pick and choose battles that are worth fighting in the context of their business goals. Mr. Mallette litigates disputes among business owners, including claims of shareholder oppression, squeeze-out, and breach of fiduciary duties. He also works with banks, title companies and other property owners to resolve real estate problems, such as title and boundary disputes. He frequently lectures on property litigation matters. He continues to apply his undergraduate degree in natural resources and experience he gained before entering law school as Environmental and Safety Compliance Manager at Browning Ferris Industries, where he spent three years handling environmental tort and trespass claims.
Tamika Miller, with Miller Smith, LLC, in Montgomery, specializes in personal injury and business counsel. She assists small business with their legal business affairs, which include their entity formation to legal representation in their business matters. After law school she began her legal career as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Charles Price, Presiding Circuit Court Judge for the 15th Judicial Circuit. She was recognized by The National Black Lawyers as a Top 40 under 40 attorney.
Will Hill Tankersley, a partner in Balch & Bingham's Birmingham office, is a 1986 admittee to the Bar. He holds a J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law and an L.L.M. in Trade Regulation (Intellectual Property and Antitrust) from New York University Law School. In addition to his leadership of the Alabama Law Institute drafting committees for Alabama's Right of Publicity and Restrictive Covenant (8-1-1) Revision Act, he has been on 11th pattern jury instruction drafting committees for copyright and trademark cases. He founded and was the first Chairman of the Alabama State Bar Section on Intellectual Property. In a nearly 30-year career, he has represented clients as varied as the Andy Warhol Foundation, Auburn University and the Southern Company. After college and before law school, he was a soldier. He can be reached at email@example.com.
Full Agenda
Preliminary Business Contract Negotiations, Tips, and Tricks
Tamika Miller
Miller Smith, LLC
- State, federal and UCC contract law update
- Choice of forum and law
- Time of performance
- Fundamental principles of business contracts
- E-contracting and e-signatures
- Pre-contract negotiation strategies
- Multi-party negotiation considerations
- Ensuring ALL parties are identified
- Top 5 tips to avoid mistakes in business contracts
Drafting LLC Agreements under Alabama's New LLC Law
F. Gerald Burnett
Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O'Neal LLP \
- Management structures
- Rights and liabilities of managers and members
- Liability of members under Act
- Treatment of duties of member owed to LLC
- Implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing
- Voting
- Capital contributions and accounts
- Allocation of profits and losses
- Distributions to members
- Indemnification
- Transfers of LLC interests
- Books, records and access to information
- Dissociation
- Dissolution and winding up
- Effect of dissolution
- Winding up activities and affairs of LLC
- Claims against dissolved LLC
- Distribution of assets in winding up LLC
- Series of assets
- Enforceability of obligations and expenses of series against assets
- Name in which assets of series held
- Dissociation as member of series
- Other provisions for series
Tips from a Trial Judge
Judge Pat Ballard
Jefferson County circuit court
Judge Ballard will discuss what an attorney should and should not to do when trying a business case from a trial judge's perspective.
Restrictive Covenants in Employment and Sale of Business Contracts
1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M.
Adam K. Israel & Will Hill Tankersley
Balch & Bingham LLC
In the 2015 Legislative Session, Alabama passed the first revision of its restrictive covenants law in nearly 100 years. It was signed into law on June 11, 2015, and took effect on January 1, 2016 (Restrictive Covenant Revision Act). Restrictive Covenants are restrictions that exist after an active business relationship has concluded, like non-competes, non-solicitations and no-hires.
Alabama's Restrictive Covenant Revision Act clears up many issues that, up until the Act's passage, had been a hopeless hodge-podge of conflicting interpretations of a vague statute.
The Restrictive Covenant Revision Act, among other things,
o Brings modern commercial arrangements into the Act;
o Sets forth best practices in terms of contract formation;
o Establishes presumptive temporal limitations; and
o Restores "protectable interests" as the cornerstone of any enforceable covenant.
An understanding of the Restrictive Covenant Revision Act is essential to any practitioner who provides advice on employment contracts, sales of businesses, or contractor agreements.
Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act
Marcus Chatterton
Balch & Bingham LLP
- The basics for a civil action under the new federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA)
- The connections between the DTSA and restrictive covenants
- Language Alabama businesses will need to include to have access to some of the rights under the DTSA
- Damages under the DTSA
Business Entity Selection
John W. Gray, II
Gray Jenkins LLC
- Evaluating the options
- LLC pros and cons
- S-Corp pros and cons
- C-Corp pros and cons
- Partnership pros and cons
- Tax implications of entity selected
- Converting from one entity to another
Ethical Issues When Representing Multiple Parties
Greer Mallette
Christian & Small LLP
Mr. Mallette will discuss the representation of multiple parties when business deals, particularly LLC formations, go wrong.


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|In his book Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World, Oxford University clinical psychologist Mark Williams talks about the brain and body benefits of mindfulness meditation, a cognitive behavioral therapy that can be as effective as drugs at staving off recurring bouts of depression.


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In one of their last home matches at the King University Student Center, Ashton Hippenstiel, Michael Koebel, and Ned Parker led the Tornado to a 3-1 win versus Cairn University. Senior night began with a tribute to the trio of seniors. After the short festivities the seniors took the court with senor night victory on their mind. Michael Koebel led the team in kills(13) for the match while accumulating 3 blocks, 3 digs, and 1 ace. Ashton Hippenstiel drove the offense leading with 43 assists, 3 digs, 4 blocks, and 1 ace. Libero Ned Parker solidified the defense with a team high 8 digs for the match. The Seniors got some help from their supporting cast as well. Sophomore Matt Harper had 13 kills to match Koebel's team high and also added 4 blocks as well. Freshman Matthew Lychock had nine kills, two blocks, and 3 service aces. Another freshman Zach Prexta added 10 kills to help the offensive effort. King as a team hit .254 and added 15.5 blocks to help ensure the victory.
The first two sets were tight affairs. The Tornado won the first set 30-28 when Michael Koebel blasted an ace to end the set. The 2nd set went to extra points as well. This time Cairn University came out on top 30-28 squaring the match at one set a piece. The 3rd set belonged to the Tornado as they jumped out early and never looked back. Aggressive serving by Matthew Harper, Matthew Lychock, and Stephen Brown took Cairn by storm. The Tornado rolled to a 25-13 victory and a 2-1 sets lead. The fourth set saw the Tornado jump out to an early lead before Cairn came back to tie the match at 20-20. King would win the next 5 of 7 points to take the match victory and give the seniors a win on senior night. Koebel, Parker, and Hippenstiel have been a huge part of the Men's Volleyball program and will remember this night for a long time to come.
King will travel to NJIT this Thursday and then will host Div. I Ball State on Saturday at 7 pm for their final home match.


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Miami's Secret Oases
Sep 5, 2012
Miami's party scene is legendary, from the nightclubs of South Beach to the block parties of Calle Ocho in Little Havana. But there's a quieter side to the city as well—lush gardens, pools, and parks that preserve the ideals of Old Florida in the midst of a bustling metropolis. Elegant attractions blend into the tropical landscape at several spots south of downtown Miami. In Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden enlivens the senses with an extensive collection of orchids, butterfly gardens, and rare palms from around the world. Built in 1924, the nearby Venetian Pool is an 800,000-gallon lagoon fed straight from the Floridan aquifer, surrounded by coral outcroppings and tiered waterfalls. While tourists flock to Lummus Park Beach, part of the lively and often crowded strip better known as South Beach, locals often prefer the more secluded stretches along the barrier islands that line Miami's coast. Here, spiky palmettos, live oaks, and strolling ibises and egrets provide an image of what South Florida looked like before the skyscrapers arrived. The area's protected parks also offer a serene getaway for those looking to take advantage of Florida's natural scenery. Hop on the Rickenbacker Causeway bridge to Key Biscayne, home to Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park. Here, you'll find scrub-covered sand dunes, sea-turtle nests, and a lighthouse that's the oldest-standing structure in Greater Miami. Up in North Miami Beach, Oleta River State Park fronts the placid Biscayne Bay harbor, and attracts kayakers with mangrove stands clustered around river inlets. Back on the mainland, Matheson Hammock Park is a circular, sandy lagoon that draws visitors for its spectacular views of the Miami skyline—Frommer's called it the city's Best Scenic Beach.
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Before we get to this week's update from Laura "Angrylittlefeet" Nicholson, I just wanted to point out that our Fight for ALF!" fund-raising drive ends on July 28th, and we're currently waaaay short of our goal. Not to sound like a public radio DJ, but if you were thinking about donating, please don't wait any longer — do it today! Remember, a $50 donation gets you a CagePotato t-shirt. (All shirts will be shipped to their donors early next month.) So without further ado…the ALF Telethon is on the air!
Sup Taters? It's me again with another update. Since I last wrote something to you guys I've had my next chemo. Yes the hair is gone. No…I cannot talk about that. I fucking look like Yoda. Enough said.
The shot from the day after chemo, Neulasta, was one mean bitch. I've been hobbling around all this week like an old dog with bad hips and arthritis. But…that bitch of a shot did its job! Its purpose was to help my bone marrow produce the white blood cells that I need to fight the disease. I was back to the hospital Monday and my blood work came back all good! That means that for the very first time since treatment started — my white blood cells are holding their own! No transfusion needed this time! I still have a long road ahead but this is a very encouraging sign.
On a crappier note — now my goddam eyelashes are falling out. You know how annoying it is when an eyelash falls out and you need to dig it out of your eye? Now imagine that 10 or more times a day. What a freakin pain in my ass. Of course you know the hair on my legs continues to need to be shaved. Some shit just ain't fair at all.
Have a good weekend my Taters. I have no Dr. appointments till next week, so I plan to as well.
PS: If anybody wants to buy me a beer…I'm allowed to have one or two again now
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The HTC Thunderbolt has been the buggiest handset released by HTC in the last year and a half. The handset was updated from Froyo to Gingerbread, but many doubted it would see an official Ice Cream Sandwich update after HTC decided to scratch the HTC Desire HD from the list.
Fortunately, a new ROM based on the official 7.00.605.2 Android 4.0.3 build for the HTC Thunderbolt has just surfaced, giving us hope that HTC will in fact release the update within the coming weeks. Like most of the Android 4.0 updates HTC has been rolling out, the new build for the Thunderbolt includes HTC Sense 3.6, re-sizeable widgets, Face Unlock, a new Quick Settings tab in the notification panel and improvements to Android's multi-tasking capabilities.
HTC promised to release the Android 4.0 update for the HTC Thunderbolt before the end of August, giving them and Verizon just nine more days to finish up testing and start pushing out the OTA update. If you don't have a rooted device, we suggest you sit tight and wait for Verizon to release the official OTA update.
Do you think HTC and Verizon will be able to release the Android 4.0 update for the HTC Thunderbolt on schedule?


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The March issue of Homes & Antiques is filled with decorating ideas, vintage collections and expert advice
This month in Homes & Antiques...
* Wallpaper trends for your home
* Antique hyacinth vases
* Vintage letters
* Vintiquing in Bath and Budapest
* And lots more!
The March issue of Homes & Antiques is filled with decorating ideas, vintage collections and expert advice
Hyacinth vases
Celebrate spring with beautiful flowers displayed in antique vases, says bulb-vase enthusiast and author Patricia Coccoris.
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Need some inspiration for your spring decorating? We show you the key trends to look for this season.
Paint trends
Katie Hallett brings news of the hottest paint shades of 2013, from serene pastel palettes and punchy brights, to woody greys.
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This month's four real homes include a former coaching inn in Somerset that boasts a 32-seat cinema, a light and airy Hastings apartment and a colourful house on the west coast of France.
The letter hunters
Ellie Tennant spells out the growing craze for vintage lettering and gives us the last word on where to buy and what to look for.
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Research takes step towards ferroelectric transistors
Keywords:ferroelectric transistor? gate ferroelectric? memory non-volatile?
A solution may be near: strained strontium titanate deposited on standard silicon substrates, according to a team of industry, university and government researchers. Engineers from Cornell University, the University of Pittsburgh, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Penn State University, Northwestern University, Motorola Corp., Ames Laboratory and Intel Corp. participated in the ferroelectric research.
"Our work is an important step on the way to a ferroelectric transistor on silicon," claimed Cornell materials scientist Darrell Schlom. "We showed that strontium titanate could be deposited on silicon—strained by 1.7 percent in biaxial compression—and that it was indeed ferroelectric."
Ferroelectric gate oxides also would lower the energy required to turn a transistor on and off by virtue of a negative capacitance effect, thereby saving power and enhancing performance. Various non-volatile topologies are possible using ferroelectric materials, such as those used by Ramtron International Corp., a supplier of non-volatile ferroelectric RAM. But a ferroelectric transistor would make the state of all transistors in a device non-volatile, not just its memory cells.
Texas Instruments, Sharp Laboratories of America, Infineon Technologies and others have all patented different approaches to harnessing ferroelectric materials in transistor structures that retain their states. Nevertheless, commercialization remains elusive.
Schlom acknowledged that the latest material breakthrough could still be hobbled by electronic traps at the interface or electrical leakage through the ferroelectric. Nevertheless, the Cornell-led team remains hopeful that it has found the key to manufacturing ferroelectric transistors by reducing the complexity of the materials required to fabricate its gate oxide.
"We have not made a ferroelectric transistor yet, but we have gotten rid of all of the intermediate layers," said Schlom.
Good candidate
Strontium titanate is a well known oxide, but it was not well known that straining it—compressing its atomic lattice to match that of silicon—could make it a good candidate for ferroelectric transistors. A related compound, strontium bismuth tantalate, is used in ferroelectric smart cards as is lead zirconium titanate. However, neither compound has proven to be good candidate as the gate dielectric for a transistor.
The research group claimed that strained deposition of strontium titanate on silicon is the answer. "By creating a ferroelectric directly on silicon, we are bringing the possibility of ferroelectric transistors closer to realization," said Schlom.
The theoretical prediction that strained deposition of strontium titanate on silicon could turn it into a useful ferroelectric gate oxide was made five years ago by Long-Qing Chen, a Penn State materials scientist who worked with Schlom on the recent proof-of-concept demonstration.
Chen found that strontium titanate was not ferroelectric in its relaxed state at any temperature. However, his mathematical models predicted that extremely thin films of the oxide, just a few monolayers thick, could become ferroelectric when its lattice was strained to match the spacing between the atoms of a silicon substrate.
"We knew exactly what we were after, but it took our team years to achieve and demonstrate the predicted effect," said Chen.
The researchers used molecular-beam epitaxy to deposit just a few atomic layers of strained strontium titanate on the silicon substrate. Jeremy Levy, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh, measured the results, thereby confirming that the atomically-thin layers of strained strontium titanate were indeed ferroelectric.
The researcher said they want to characterize the material further and eventually demonstrate working field-effect transistors using the strained strontium titanate as their gate oxide. The biggest remaining question is how long the ferroelectric effect can retain its memory. Previous attempts have resulted in memory retentions measured in milliseconds—as short as today's DRAMs—which would require constant refreshing of their states. But at least one research group, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, has reported ferroelectric gate transistors with memory retention of 10 days.
Funding for the research was provided by the National Science Foundation, the Office of Naval Research and the Energy Department.
- R. Colin Johnson
EE Times